Show pessimistic predictions UPSET by AL H MARTIN the tonopah divide company operating at divide ne nevada ada has officially announced the finding of a new vein of high grade ore on the foot level average assays essays are ranging from to per ton in silver and gold with the richer parts of the vein sampling around developments have not progressed sufficiently to determine dimensions of the ore body but it appears to be several feet wide and exceptionally strong it is said to be distinct from the main tonopah divide vein and was uncovered while drifting from the crosscut cross cut recently opened on the level the discovery conclusively proves that the ore bodies of divide persist to depth and the strike coupled with development of milling ore in the crosscut cross cut on the 1000 foot level completely upsets the theory of J M farrell that the ore deposits would be found of shallow character with little promise of important import arit ore disclosures below the level it on the other hand vindicates george E garry and A L I 1 darcy who maintained high grade ore would be encountered near water level the discovery is expected to start a new divide boom as it comes in connection with important ore developments on the gold zone alto east divide silver divide victory brougher and other centrally located properties goldfield development sta starts arts deep shaft goldfield dev development elopement elop ment has started sinking a deep shaft at its recently purchased gold hill mine with the purpose of reaching water level and developing the giant ore body at considerable depth below the lower tunnel sinking is proceeding on the tha dip of the vein with a powerful hoist and compressor in action at present rate of progress the shaft should be completed by the early spring and mining begun on surface the main ore body is seventeen to forty feet wide with the entire deposit bamping 4 toa to 8 per ton at a depth of feet in the lower tunnel a seventeen foot vein of gold ore has been opened with the product also running high in copper bunches of quartz sampling 12 to tg 20 also shows in the lower workings and the management is confident the gold hill is destined to become one of the great gold copper producers of nevada goldfield engineers strike A strike of the engineers employed by the goldfield deep mines company has forced temporary suspension of shaft sinking as the demands of the engineers for a wage advance of 1 I 1 daily are considered unfair by the management in view of the decreasing living costs and the fact that the deep mines is endeavoring to rehabilitate the goldfield district by development of nf profitable ore bodies in the deep seated the action of the engineers has 0 provoked much criticism in goldfield mining circles the spearhead company reports development of an eight foot vein sampling 1050 per ton in the the discovery was made at an approximate depth of 1100 feet and marks the first important ore disclosure below the barren shale the discovery i considered to confirm the opinion of many mining engineers and geologists that commercial ore exists in the below the sterile shale intrusion and has added fresh interest to the large scale deep mining plans of the goldfield deep mines company activities of several companies cut being driven from the foot level of the merger shaft by the lewanas company is out feet and expected to intersect the st ives vein about december 15 the ground is held under a lease from the goldfield deep mines company the silver pick crackerjack red hills great bend lone star and grandma companies are active and the florence company has all allotted opted a new leasing policy calculated to encourage sub leasing of ganv sections of promising ground I 1 discovery of the long sought extension of the noted panamint vein is reported bv austin prospectors the discovery wa made on ground adjoining the austin nevada consolidated and a considerable amount of shipping ore is said to be in sight the panamint yielded upward ot of in silver in the halcyon days of the austin boom on the austin nevada consolidated driving for the downward e ex X tension of a huge vein has begun |